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added 2007 Mon Jun 11 6:19:23 by NewOnTheNet
Some russian experts think than their country can be attacked by special anti russian bio weapon
added 2007 Sat Jun 2 11:37:14 by remixx
The cabbies, many of them Somali, have shut their doors to more than 5200 customers who landed at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport since 2002.
added 2007 Fri May 18 19:26:27 by tehranchik
The leader of the extreme right Danish People's Party, a parliamentary ally of the liberal-conservative government, wants a ban on Muslim headscarves, media reports said Thursday.
added 2007 Fri May 18 18:00:59 by Neophile
Two of the largest U.S. food manufacturers have put out a blanket order to their American suppliers: No more ingredients from China.
added 2007 Wed May 16 18:11:49 by TechnologyExpert
Commenting on a new military policy that bans US troops in Iraq access to Websites like YouTube, Daily Show host Jon Stewart said the policy prevents 'our fighting men from seeing the un-horrors of not-war.' Stewart said as he played a popular YouTube clip: "Ottoman-humping gigolos! You're ruining troop morale!" Video on Site.
added 2007 Wed May 16 7:47:14 by Neophile
The Montgomery County Council unanimously approved a ban on partially hydrogenated oils in restaurants, supermarket bakeries and delis yesterday, becoming the first county in the nation to restrict artery-clogging trans fats.
added 2007 Mon May 7 20:36:17 by tehranchik
Iran has banned Al-Jazeera from its parliament, saying one of its talkshows had insulted the most revered Shia cleric in Iraq.
added 2007 Fri May 4 18:36:53 by STONERS
With Americans paying near record gasoline prices, a new Senate bill aims to ban price gouging at the pump and give the U.S. government new authority to go after law-breaking companies.
added 2007 Mon Apr 30 16:27:16 by TomBiro
The smoking ban in restaurants, bars and other public indoor areas takes place in Arizona tonight at midnight.

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added 2007 Sat Apr 21 22:26:32 by skorec
Could a smoking ban spell the end of Amsterdam's world famous coffee shops, where smoking cannabis is one of the main attractions?
added 2007 Fri Apr 20 20:45:35 by populist
In the aftermath of Monday's deadly shooting in Blacksburg, Virginia, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is proposing a comprehensive, three-point plan to deal with the violence plaguing America, including a ban on handguns. Never mind our rights..
added 2007 Wed Apr 18 17:36:51 by TechnologyExpert
The Supreme Court upheld the nationwide ban on a controversial abortion procedure Wednesday, handing abortion opponents the long-awaited victory they expected from a more conservative bench. The 5-4 ruling said the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act that Congress passed and President Bush signed into law in 2003 does not violate a woman's constitutiona
added 2007 Sat Apr 14 17:13:20 by GregD
Suddenly, the state's ban on smoking has lit up again. Adams County Judge Robert S. Doyle last week ruled that the smoking ban is unconstitutional because of the exemption for cigar bars. A cigar bar is one that derives a percentage of its business from selling tobacco products.
added 2007 Thu Mar 29 13:05:42 by pagey
One in five working men's clubs think they will end up closing once a smoking ban comes into force in England and Wales, a BBC survey suggests.
added 2007 Wed Mar 28 17:29:38 by SusanParrish
The law, passed by a 10-1 vote, requires large markets and drug stores to give customers only a choice among bags made of paper that can be recycled, plastic that breaks down easily enough to be made into compost, or reusable cloth.
added 2007 Mon Mar 26 16:58:29 by SarrahA
Jeremy Piven has been banned from the Nobu empire after leaving an Entourage DVD in lieu of a tip, causing an employee to throw it at him as he was leaving.
added 2007 Sat Mar 24 19:11:27 by catstevens
IN one of the most depressing pieces of news to come along in years, the organization that presides over high school sports in Washington State is considering a ban on booing at sporting events.
added 2007 Thu Mar 22 19:37:38 by populist
A Democratic lawmaker has introduced a bill that would ban the sale of traditional incandescent light bulbs - which are less energy-efficient, prompting claims that they contribute to "global warming" - one day after a colleague told a press conference that legislating a ban would be a "last choice."
added 2007 Wed Feb 28 22:00:28 by sportsguy
Looks like some pending legislation could bring in a national ban on radar detectors. Bad news for speeders.
added 2007 Sat Feb 24 16:29:39 by Ousama
The United States has rejected an international call to ban the use of cluster bombs, despite 46 other countries calling for a ban on the weapons.
added 2007 Fri Feb 23 15:27:09 by Aidenag
A declaration calling for a 2008 treaty banning cluster bombs was adopted Friday by 46 out of 49 nations attending a conference in Oslo, officials for the Norwegian government and two non-governmental groups said.The gathering was snubbed by some key arms makers - including the U.S., Russia, Israel and China.
added 2007 Wed Feb 7 16:17:50 by Karina
A state senator from Brooklyn said on Tuesday he plans to introduce legislation that would ban people from using an MP3 player, cell phone, Blackberry or any other electronic device while crossing the street in either New York City or Buffalo.
added 2007 Fri Jan 26 18:02:36 by jeremytoday
The United States on Friday issued a formal rule banning exports of luxury items to North Korea, including jet skis, I-pods, jewelry and fancy cars, in an effort to put pressure on the communist leadership in Pyongyang.
added 2007 Tue Jan 9 21:27:08 by STONERS
President Bush lifted the drilling ban Tuesday for Alaska's Bristol Bay, clearing the way for the Interior Department to open the fish-rich waters to oil and natural gas development.
added 2007 Tue Jan 9 9:33:06 by ninjaboy
China's Henan province on Monday banned the sale of drugs for medical abortions in coordination with the province's efforts to maintain gender balance among infants, Xinhua/China Daily reports.
added 2006 Thu Aug 24 14:27:24 by okitech
Tokyo's subway has refused permission for an advertising poster featuring a nude and heavily pregnant Britney Spears, branding it "too stimulating" for young people. The picture of the pop singer - nude but covering her breasts with her arms and crossing her legs at the knee - appeared in the August issue of Harper's Bazaar and will be
added 2006 Sat Aug 12 19:17:49 by dirtyfratboy
Eighty percent of those surveyed by the newspaper said they were concerned about the safety of U.S. beef. Of 1,741 people quizzed for the survey last weekend, 45 percent said they did not want to eat U.S. beef and 43 percent said they wanted to think about the issue before deciding.
added 2006 Sat Aug 12 13:27:16 by okitech
Only one Japanese food company said in a survey that it plans to use U.S. beef following the lifting of a ban on American imports, a news report said Saturday. Sales of American beef resumed this week for the first time since January, after Tokyo announced on July 27 that it was easing its ban on imports of U.S. beef over mad cow disease fe